Airboarder
This page is about the game found in Rhythm Heaven and Rhythm Heaven Megamix. "I suppose" you may be looking for the character in the game?
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| What's more fun than surfing? Surfing on the air! Watch out for the huge blocks someone left all over. |
 Rhythm Heaven Megamix
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Airboarder (エアボーダー?, Eabōdā) is the Credits Game in Rhythm Heaven and the 2nd of Donut Land (15th overall) in Rhythm Heaven Megamix.
Gameplay
In this game, the player controls the third of three Airboarders airboarding through a colorful land of blocks with two other airboarders and the Dog. The goal is to avoid the blocks in the way of the track by ducking underneath the objects blocking their heads and the objects that trip them over. This is done by following the other two airboarders' rhythm and poses to better predict the timing for jumping and ducking.
After clearing Remix 6 in Rhythm Heaven, the player watches the Staff Credits, where Airboarder is played automatically, after which the cast of characters is shown. It is then unlocked alongside Built to Scale 2 as a playable game of it's own, where the cast afterwards is skippable. The player does not receive a Medal for obtaining a Superb on it, nor can they go for a Perfect.
In Rhythm Heaven Megamix, the game received a significant visual upgrade compared to most returning games. The airboarders became slimmer and have more rounded heads, and the 3D models and environments are much cleaner. It is also played as a regular Rhythm Game, giving a Medal for obtaining a Superb and allowing a Perfect Campaign.
Controls
Rhythm Heaven
- Tap: Duck
- Tap (Hold): Charge a jump
- Tap (Release): Cancel jump
- Flick: Jump
Rhythm Heaven Megamix
- Ⓐ/Tap: Duck
- Ⓐ (Hold)/Tap (Hold): Charge a jump
- Ⓐ (Release)/Tap (Release): Cancel jump/Jump
Timing Display
- Perfect!/Ace!: The airboarder ducks and jumps over the blocks correctly.
- Early!/Late!: The airboarder ducks and jumps over the blocks, but causes them to wobble. A voice saying "Watch it!" can be heard.
- Miss...: The airboarder hits the blocks, causing them to tumble.
Results
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A Word from the Dog( )
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A Word from the Dog( )
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Is your head OK? You were a little clumsy. The posing? Not so great. |
Is your head OK? You were a little clumsy. The posing? Not so great. |
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Hm... Good enough... I don't know... I guess that was all right. |
Hmm... Good enough... I don't know... I guess that was all right. |
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Nice timing on the squats. Nice hops back there! Way to strike a pose! |
Nice timing on the squats. Nice hops back there! Way to strike a pose! |
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Is your head OK? You were a little clumsy. |
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Eh. Passable. |
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Nice timing on the squats. Nice hops back there! |
Epilogue
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| You call that airboarding? | We did our best, and we did it with style! |
Now that's pro style! |
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| You call that airboarding? | We did our best, and we did it with style! |
Now that's pro style! |
Rhythm Item
| Comic Book | Mission Statement |
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Team Airboarder lives for danger! They will save our wooden-block-covered city from the evil and colorful forces that menace it! Go, Team Airboarder! |
Skill Star
The Skill Star appears on the jump during the verse "So let's go!"
Challenge Land
Airboarder appears in the following Challenge Train courses:
Appearances
Video
Trivia
- This game and Night Walk in Rhythm Heaven Fever are the only games that are played during the Staff Credits of their respective games.
- This is one of the few games to be entirely 3D, following Built to Scale and Rhythm Rally.
- The blocks that must be ducked under are shaped like a turtle, and the blocks that must be jumped over are shaped like a duck.
- Barista follows the Airboarders during this game.
- The UFO floating above makes two cameos in the Superb epilogues to Launch Party and Remix 6 in Rhythm Heaven Fever.
- The pose the Airboarders make in the Try Again epilogue in Rhythm Heaven resembles the famous painting The Scream created by artist Edvard Munch in 1893.
Development History
- Main article: Airboarder/Development
In Other Languages
| Language | Name | Meaning |
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 Japanese |
エアボーダー | Airboarder |
| EnglishNOA |
Airboarder | |
| EnglishNOE |
Airboarder | |
 French |
Aérosurf | Aerosurf |
 Spanish |
Aerosurf | |
 German |
 Sternenfahrt Airboarder |
Star voyage Airboarder
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 Italian |
Airboard | |
 Portuguese |
Airboarder[1] | |
 Korean |
에어보더 | Airboarder |
References
- ↑ Rhythm Paradise Megamix Back Cover (Spanish/Portuguese)
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